Bama Politics

Trading the Geneva Convention for the New Testament in the Fight to Shield “Operation Epic Fury” from a Secular Audit. The air inside the Pentagon briefing room usually smells of stale coffee and the clinical, ozone-scented hum of high-end air filtration—a place where the jagged edges of war are smoothed over by the bloodless vocabulary of “kinetic engagement” and “over-the-h...

Dakarai Larriett, a Democratic candidate for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, announced Thursday that former state Rep. Patricia Todd, Birmingham Board of Education member Antwon Womack and Birmingham civic advocate Josh Coleman are backing his campaign. The endorsements are among the first publicly announced for Larriett as Democrats compete in the 2026 Alabama U.S. Senate r...

Jeremy Devito, a Democratic candidate for Alabama’s 5th Congressional District, is scheduled to appear at the Indivisible Spring Fling on April 18 at Butler Green Park in Huntsville. The event is set for 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to the public. Organizers say it will include games, a vendor market, voter registration, a food and diaper drive, and opportunities for attendee...

Jeremy Devito, a Democrat from Athens running for Congress in north Alabama, called Tuesday for Congress to impeach President Donald Trump after Trump publicly threatened sweeping military action against Iran infrastructure. Devito, a candidate in the 2026 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election, said lawmakers should move to impeach, convict and remove Trump from office follo...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dale Deas of Mobile said he has sent a formal demand letter to Warrior Legacy Ranch and its board seeking reinstatement to a veterans candidate forum scheduled for April 7 in Spanish Fort, arguing the nonprofit cannot present the event as nonpartisan while excluding him from the program. Deas said he gave the organization until 9 a.m. on the d...